__________ Is the Tendency to Overestimate the Contribution of Internal

question 112

Multiple Choice

__________ is the tendency to overestimate the contribution of internal factors to one's successes and the contribution of external factors to one's failures.

• A) The fundamental attribution error
• B) The self-serving bias
• C) The halo effect
• D) Machiavellianism
• E) Selective perception

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Definitions:

Humanistic Brands

Brands that promote and reflect values centered on human welfare and the fulfillment of individual potential.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that an individual holds about a future event that manifests because the individual holds it.

Regression Toward the Mean

The statistical phenomenon that if a variable is extreme on its first measurement, it will tend to be closer to the average on its second measurement, and vice versa.

Regression Toward the Mean

The statistical phenomenon that if a variable is extreme on its first measurement, it will tend to be closer to the average on its second measurement.